An additional 3,000 plaintiffs filed Risperdal (risperidone) gynecomastia lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals in 2017, bringing the total to more than 5,500, Forbes reported...
As Americans continue to file hernia mesh lawsuits , Canadians began their hernia mesh class action claiming they weren’t warned of the implant’s risks. The device at the center of the claims is Ethic...
A Texas man filed a lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca claiming the Type 2 diabetes drug Onglyza (saxagliptin) caused heart failure, according to court documents. According to Wrende...
Changes in menstrual bleeding Unwanted pregnancy Chronic pain Perforation/migration of the device Allergy and sensitivity or immune-type reactions ANVISA issued Resolution RE 457, which suspends the i...
By E. Scott Sills, MD, PhD Not every woman with Essure contraceptive implants will have pelvic cramping, bleeding, painful sex, weight gain or other problems appear after this procedure. But, there is...
Popular heartburn drugs called proton pump inhibitors taken by millions of Americans may increase the risk of heart problems, kidney damage and death, according to two 2017 studies. The first study, p...
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended manufacturers of Invokana (canagliflozin) and other sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors add warnings for increased lower-limb amputations...
A government report revealed limitations in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s adverse event reporting system led to a 23-year delay in warning the public about serious risks linked to surgical d...
Ethicon will defend against claims that its hernia mesh caused serious injuries in a trial slated to begin in 2018, according to court documents. The trial is the first Ethicon will face over its Phys...
After its initial $1 billion dollar settlement offer in 2014, Stryker Corporation and Howmedica Osteonics Corp. reached a new agreement to compensate additional hip implant patients, according to a pr...
